Reid Winick, DDS

I cannot believe all the 5 stars. they have to be fake! I was overcharged, just to be told that I should not floss, that it hasn’t been proven to be effective. (WHA ???)
All this holistic advice, yet the doctors don’t look very healthy to me. Heal thyself!
I cannot recommend this place for even an emergency — you will be kept waiting in the dirty waiting area for way too long. Beware.

Dr Winick is an excellent holistic dentist. I had a seriously problematic back molar. Some years ago, another dentist put a crown on it, and the crown cracked in just about 1 yr. Dr Winick put on another crown, and said that if it cracks in less than 3 yrs, he’ll replace it with a new one at no charge. It cracked in less than 3 yrs, and Dr Winick did replace it at no charge. Dr Winick made a model of my whole mouth, to show how the top teeth interact with the bottom teeth, and he found that the reason the crown cracked so quickly twice before, is because this back molar is positioned in the mouth in such a way, that the top tooth cuts right into it, basically destroying the lower tooth. So any crown put on it, would get cracked. But he found a way to resolve that issue, creating more room in the mouth for the crown. (He had to shave a little bit of the top tooth down.)
So far so good. I’ve not had problems with either the crown or the top tooth yet.
He is also very caring. He called me several times after the crown was put on, both times, to make sure everything was ok.
I’ve seen 2 hygienists who work in his office, and both of them were very professional, knowledgeable, and very nice.
My child also saw the pediatric dentist who works in his office, and she is very good too. She is the only holistic child dentist that I know of in my area; and they take insurance (out of network).
I wish I had found Dr Winick and his office, 4 yrs ago, when I was getting all of my mercury fillings replaced. The dentist who did it at that time was good, but Dr Winick did x rays of my whole mouth, about 1 yr ago, and had found that little bits of mercury were left behind in the teeth. The previous dentist didn’t know there were little bits left. This is very problematic, because, I went in specifically to get ALL mercury removed and replaced with white composite. This means that I will possibly have to remove some of these fillings again, have all remaining bits of mercury taken out, and then refilled.
Important note regarding mercury filling replacements: There is a certain way that mercury fillings have to be replaced, and Dr Winick knows this method. A lot of mainstream doctors don’t know about it, and I’ve heard horror stories, of people getting extremely sick because their mercury fillings were yanked out at random, and not according to this special method.
An interesting fact is that his office was designed with health as a high priority. The materials that were used were in alignment with sustainable living.

About twenty years ago my teeth were in awful shape, I looked worse than an Englishman! I went to a dentist and he diagnosed severe periodontal disease and set out to treat my problems, which included deterioration of old cavities, infection, a receding gum line and bleeding. The treatment took months and at the time about $ 15K. I continued maintenance for a year or so but the dentist eventually sold his practice and I was without someone reliable qgo to until someone recommended Reid Winick, dds. I thought Dr. Winick had a tough act to follow, after all I went through so much and I thought compared to the past my teeth were in pretty good shape, I could go through a metal detector and my head didn’t set off any bells or whistles! But Dr. Winick would prove to be on another plain altogether, he clearly sets the bar very high in every category; knowledge, bedside manner, thoroughness, knowledgable and professional staff, excellent office environment and even follow up.
I began going to Dr. Winick about 6 years ago, and I have a check up every 3 to 4 months, my teeth and overall health have never been better thanks to his In office treatment and recommended home care. Recently he performed a full cancer screening scan of my jaw and teeth hat revealed some minor irregularity, he immediately sent the scans off to a specialist and while they proved to be a harmless birth defect his proactive action may have saved my life; no Doctor ever recommended this scan!
Dr. Winick is interested in your total health, his approach to your teeth they are a portal to your complete well being and he treats them accordingly. His staff asks before each treatment about your home care, any issues and he follows up.
As I said his staff is equally pleasant and professional, my hygienist Tammy is wonderful; cheerful, careful, equally thorough.
I have simply never had a bad or even marginally bad experience with Dr. Winick, only consistent excellent care!
After each visit you can count on a call the following day from either your hygienist or Dr. Winick, regardless of how simple your visit may have been, to ask «how are you feeling?», is everything OK?”. Who does that in this day and age?!

Dr Winick has changed the way I think about my teeth and my overall health. Instead of just going into his office for a yearly cleaning I have learned how our mouth is a barometer for our overall health. He has taught me what changes I can make in my diet and every day life for healthier teeth and body.
He’s also quite funny. I get anxiety going to the dentist but Dr Winick always makes me laugh and eases this anxiety.
To go above and beyond what any other dentist has every done– he will also call you the next day after your filling to make sure everything feels ok.
I couldn’t recommend him enough!

Who really wants to go to the dentist? Really, you’ve got to be crazy if you look forward to it BUT when I decided to remove my mercury fillings, I searched for years and decided on Dr. Reid Winick and made the BEST decision ever! Dr. Winick is brilliant, caring, humorous enough to take the edge off of visiting the dentist;) Masha was so wonderful as well throughout the process and I was educated along the way and Dr. Winick explained everything before treatments. Dr. Winick even saved one of my teeth from root canal! The most ironic thing happened… I actually looked forward to the next appointments because I knew the level of expertise and care that I was going to receive from Dr. Winick and Masha! Cannot forget Tammy and Chrissy over there as well. The experience was the best I have ever encountered at a dentist office. They are brilliant there;)

I have been going to Dr Winick for 3 years now. He save me from my daily TMJ headaches and tooth issues.
I couldn’t recommend him and his staff more. They are all very caring and professional.
I chipped my tooth once and he went above and beyond staying late to help me fix it.

I’ve had three visits with Dr. Winick. The first time I saw him, he told me I have two small cavities that he recommends filling. I went to another dentist to get a second opinion, and that dentist told me that there was no cavities to be seen (using a brand new set of xrays). I decided to hold off with the fillings.
On the second visit, six months later, Dr Winick told me that the cavities he saw originally haven’t changed in size, so we just kept in a holding pattern.
On my third visit, after another 6 months, he told me that one of the two cavities got bigger, one stayed the same, and there was yet another, third new cavity. He recommended that we fill two of those. I went to get a second opinion with another dentist (not the one that gave me the original second opinion), and that dentist told me that there was no cavities to be seen (using Dr Winick’s xrays this time). Also, the two dentists that gave me second opinions both saw a cracked filling that they should be replaced. Dr Winick never mentioned a cracked filling.
After all this, I no longer trusted Dr Winick’s opinion, and I decided to find a different dentist. I’m giving his office two stars because his dental hygenist, Tammy, was excellent.

I have been going to Dr. Winnick for 8 years now. He is an extremely good dentist and has done great work on my very difficult teeth. He was originally referred to me by another very excellent doctor, and is well regarded in the holistic medical community.
When the onlay for one of teeth broke, it was fixed at no cost. I get cleanings done several times a year and I had some cosmetic work done on a front tooth. All the work has been excellent.
I once in this 8 year time went to another dentist, who told me I needed lots of filling replacements, but Dr. Winnick disagreed. He only recommends what is truly needed.
Dr. Winnick and all the staff at the office are warm and wonderful. I get the sense that they truly care about my health and well being. Nancy is an excellent periodontist.
While the prices are high, I am willing to pay because I don’t dread going to the dentist when I go here and I am getting the best of care. Any bad reviews it says more about the person than this dentist.

This dentist should be avoided at all costs. So many little problems but my main concern was when they broke my front tooth, took several days to fit me in with a hole in my smile, then tried to charge me for fixing it! I complained so I was exempted from paying, and dismissed as a client for good. Who does that to a patient? I could not believe my ears. After the dentist embarrassed both of us in front of his patients in the waiting room he stomped off like an angry child. I turned to the receptionist and asked her why would they do a cleaning on a tooth they knew was at risk of breaking without letting me know and she just smiled and said «Oh they aren’t going to tell you that.» Well why the heck not? «Oh they just don’t do that.» That doesn’t make any sense.
Apparently I had a small filing that started to crumble within 24 hrs of my teeth cleaning. Any reputable dentist would advise someone of the risk involved of losing a filing and walking around with a gaping hole the next day or should avoid working on that tooth altogether. I guess they don’t see it like that there which is very unethical to me in my opinion. You break it, you buy it!
Also, he used scare tactics on me and I felt misunderstood more often than not. Whether it was assuming that I was not devoted to following his protocol or that I needed time to make the money to get the work done, he told me things like «I just wish you had more money.» «Any other dentist is going to rip out ¹⁄₃ of all your teeth.» Gasp! Really? Because my other conventional dentist never suggested anything like that. In fact he’s the only dentist I’ve ever seen that wanted to remove my wisdom teeth. Why do they bother him? They are useless he pointed out. Well they don’t bother me and they didn’t bother any other dentist. I thought he was supposed to be holistic and save my teeth.
He told me to soak all my raw veggies in a solution of grapefruit seed extract and water for 20 min because their are «bugs» on them and refused to let me ask questions. Perhaps he assumed big people’s vocabulary was not part of my vernacular. I want to know what kind of «bugs». Is it bacteria, fungus, or is it just the actual insects I need to watch out for: It’s my right to know as a patient. It does not mean I’m defiant. I am a on a raw food diet for diabetes the last 2 yrs the implications of not having any raw foods that haven’t been soaked in solution for 20 min means I need to know a lot about this because I’m going to run into situtions. Cooked, starchy or sugary foods are not an alternative I can handle very well. He snapped «You are going to have to be willing to make some changes!» That’s something you say to someone who eats junk not someone who has carefully eaten organic for 25 yrs and devoted their life to health and fitness. This generally abrasive attitude with minor outbursts would continue during my time as patient.
I really like that he’s holistic but I’m not sure with his attitude that spending a year and a half with this man would end in anything other than more disappointment and more emotional outbursts from him.
If you want a dentist find somebody else. He’s not the only holisitc dentist. Or take a trip to Mexico rather than the stuffy UES. Medical tourism is supposed to be a better alternative I hear. I would even have recommend a conventional dentist over him and it takes a lot for me to say that about someone who is pursuing the alternative medical path as we need more of these doctors but I’ve never had bad experiences with dentists before so I was expecting an upgrade.
To be quite honest, he didn’t even do a good job on the filling he replaced that he thought he was going to get paid for. It is going to need to be redone because you can see lines like a waterfall design in the front of the tooth where stains are starting to seep in and I never had that problem with the original filling after even two years.
One more thing, the receptionist tells you that you can come in for the first appointment and get all the info you need about the diet and home care you need but that is NOT true. You need to keep making appointments for cleanings, they stagger the information given over your visits and you meet separately with a nutrition specialist although I did learn a lot the first visit the receptionist was misleading. I had told her (this is in my records so it’s provable) that I wanted to know if I should wait till I had more money because I was only able to afford the one appt at that time. I ended up getting soaked for 2 and almost 3 and still don’t have the full dietary protocol.